Activities for children and families

Children's workshops


Age: 4-11 years old (children, without adults)
Number of children: 15 per group
Duration: 90 minutes
Schedule: weekends, Saturdays and Sundays, from 12:00 to 13:30
Language: Saturdays in English and Sundays bilingual (Basque and Spanish)
Price (VAT included): €3.50/child. Free for Itsasmuseum family members. Reduced price of €2/child for members of the Gaztedi Kutxabank Plan and large families.
Reservations: online and at the museum ticket office.
Further information: tel. 946085512 / didaktika@itsasmuseum.eus

Short guided tour of the permanent exhibition and Erain, our shipbuilding workshop


Activity: Do you know what shipbuilding is? Itsasmuseum invites you to learn about the craft of building and repairing wooden boats, an essential part of our maritime intangible heritage.

This activity offers a tour of Erain, the 20th-century riverside carpentry museum project in Bizkaia, to discover the exhibition and its working workshop.

Duration: 1 hour

Opening hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5.00 pm in dual language (Basque and Spanish); Wednesdays and Fridays (except on Friday 09/11/2026, when it will be held in Spanish) at 5.00 pm in English; Saturdays at 11.30 am in dual language; Sundays at 11.30 am in dual language and at 4.00 pm in English.

Language: Basque, Spanish, or English

Guided tour of the Athletic Gabarra


Activity: A brief introduction and a tour of the vessel at the museum’s dock. Experience the thrill of a passion deeply rooted in its team and step aboard a harbour vessel that was a common sight on the Bilbao Estuary during its industrial era and has since become a true symbol.

Duration: 1 hour

Times: Saturdays from 5.00 pm to 6.00 pm.

Language: Basque and Spanish

Price (VAT included): Free with museum admission.

No prior booking required

*The tour will only take place if there is a minimum of 4 people and weather conditions permit. In the event of rain, an alternative guided tour will be offered.

Bilbao 1803

Itsasmuseum Bilbao challenges you with an Escape Room game, an adventure based on real events, in which you will enjoy an immersive experience that will test your senses and require a high dose of creativity, cunning, determination and excellent team coordination.

Are you brave enough?